Police responding to a 911 call at 6:11 p.m. found nine people shot in Memphis, Tennessee on March 3, 2008. Of the victims, six were found dead and three children wounded. The wounded were taken to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center for treatment. Jessie L Dotson, brother of victim Cecil Dotson has been arrested and charged with the murders. He allegedly shot everyone in the house in order to cover up his murder of Cecil Dotson.
Fast Facts:
1. Police called at 6:11 p.m.
2. Investigators ruled out murder-suicide
3. Location: 722 Lester Street Binghampton, Tennessee
4. 9 people shot/stabbed
5. 6 found dead: 2 men, 2 women, 2 children
6. Adult Victims:
* Cecil Dotson , 30
* Hollis Seals, 33
* Shindri Roberson, 20
* Marissa Rene Williams, 26
7. Ages of hospitalized children: 7, 4, 10 mo.
8. House owned by Rob Robinson
9. Robinson believes 3 children lived in house
Memphis TN – Police say two toddlers and four adults were found dead in a home in Binghampton and three other children were rushed to the hospital.
According to investigators, the bodies were found at 722 Lester Street, Monday evening, March 3, 2008. Police are not saying how the children and adults were killed at this time.
Nicole Dotson says her brother, Cecil, lives in the house with his girlfriend and five children. According to Dotson, Cecil’s ex-girlfriend went to the house to pick up her child and noticed something was wrong. She told Dotson that the two cars were in the driveway and the door to the home was open. The ex-girlfriend told Dotson she knocked on the door and nobody answered.
The man who owns the house says Cecil Dotson rents the home and he is always polite and helpful.
Investigators have not released the identities of any of the people found in the home.
Police say the three injured children, ages 4 years-old, 7 years-old, and 10 months-old, were taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center in extremely critical condition. A spokesperson for Le Bonheur says the family members of the children do not want any information released about their conditions.
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This case was given to me by a reader who posted the info on my forum. She then emailed me the gory details, most of which I won't post here. Suffice it to say that the people who were killed in this mass murder suffered horribly and did not die quickly. Although they have arrested a single man for these murders, the reader who emailed me wanted me to look into it and see if there weren't other people involved. It was just the kind of murders that make you think more than one person was involved. Some people were shot, others were stabbed, which indicates different weapons along with different relationships. People who don't know people very well don't stab them, unless it's a sex crime. Although some of the women were raped and otherwise sexually tortured, it is still likely they knew their killer or killers. The fact that a 10 month old child was also injured seems to tell me there was real anger here, a desire to just destroy everyone. Why on earth would they need to hurt a baby? What kind of witness would be a 10 month old child?
Three of the children survived but none of them were able to say with any certainty who did this. They did not name their uncle as the killer, although he has been charged. My purpose in doing the original chart is to look and see if something points to other suspects. If it didn't then I would email my reader and tell her I found nothing new. But if it did, then I would post in the hopes of getting some attention for it and having someone look into that possibility. So the first chart I draw up is for 5 pm that night. I know they were found at 6:30 but I want to see what happened earlier, what might have led up to the event. As soon as I see this chart, I realize right away that the whole thing started right then, at 5 pm. In this chart, Virgo is just now taking over the Ascendant with Pisces on the seventh. Saturn is right at the first house cusp with Pluto backing into the fourth. Knock Knock. Bad news. Saturn is trine Pluto so they are working together. Somebody came to the front door at 5 pm and brought violence right into this home. Pluto is also almost exactly inconjunct to Mars in the tenth house. This whole thing plays out right in front of everybody. Nobody is hiding their gun.
The first house ruler, Mercury, is in the sixth house, always a sign of pending doom. Illness, accident or other malady may occur. The last few degrees of Scorpio are still on the nadir just as Pluto enters the fourth. I don't think there was any introductions in this event; they just came in shooting. The seventh house ruler, Neptune, is in the sixth house along with the Ascendant ruler, Mercury. They are all herded into the kitchen, the family and the intruder or intruders. Neptune is really close to Venus and Mercury, the tenth and first house rulers. This is someone close to the family, perhaps even a family member. But there are two other planets, Uranus and the Sun, also positioned in the seventh house and this shows me two other people. A total of three people entered the home that night; one family member with two friends and they were armed and intended to do some damage.
I think the idea that these three people were members of some gang is possible but not probable. The two extra planets, Uranus and the Sun are both disposed of by Neptune, the seventh house ruler. Neptune describes this family member and the other two planets are there because of this person and not for any other reason. The family member, which may well be Jesse Dotson, was sort of in charge of the operation and other two people were there on his invitation. I cannot tell if he paid them to do this or if they just owed him a favor. Perhaps they were just mad dogs who loved this kind of thing. But this chart definitely shows three people that came into this home this night and proves to me that Jesse Dotson did not work on his own.
By 5:30 pm, people had died. I can't say everyone was already dead but Saturn backing into the twelfth ushers in death in some fashion. I think it was a blitzkrieg. They just came in with guns, rounded everybody up and started shooting. I don't think they talked much or listened to any tearful begging. Here is a clue, the Sun and Uranus are closely connected which says that these two extras were related to each other; perhaps brothers, cousins, in laws, etc.. They were not necessarily related to the family that was murdered but they are related in some way to each other. They could even be brother in laws. But they are both men. And the connection of their planets to Neptune also tells them that drugs were involved in this killing. Either people were high on drugs when they did it or the whole thing was done over a drug deal gone bad. I understand that Cocaine was used in a cruel manner on one of the victims. So why was Cocaine on the premises anyways? Retribution among drug dealers is notoriously cruel and vicious. This would not stray from the norm.
The Moon and Jupiter are placed in the fifth house and seem to speak for the children. There were both male and female children present. The inconjunction from Mars to the Moon indicates that the kids were stabbed but in a half hearted, almost negligent fashion. I think they wanted to injure these kids but did not intend to kill them. Inconjunctions point to negligence, sloppiness and lack of concern. I don't think they were worried about the kids however the fact that they were not killed may have been an oversight. They may have just not had the heart to do it. However, I think they were right when they guessed that the older male was the target. Look at how the Sun opposes Saturn. They were directed towards killing this man and they took everybody else as collateral damage. The Node so close to Neptune shows me there is a history of anger and abuse; no love lost between one man and the other. This murder was the result of a very angry relationship between two men and one man deciding to just go over the top. I think this man as high on Cocaine and not in possession of his senses. He did this on the edge of a Coke fueled anger binge. And the other two men, probably also involved in drugs and drug dealing, were more than eager to help.
.At 6 pm, Jupiter, the fourth house ruler, wanders into the fourth house. Someone from the family comes to the home. Notice how Pluto is in front of Jupiter, the bodies laid out in death before the person who has just entered. Notice also that both Pluto and Jupiter are disposed of by Saturn, high in the twelfth house of death. The Moon, at this time, is in the fifth house, telling me that this person has come for the children. This is a fact reported by the papers but isn't it interesting when the chart tells the same story? And the fact that some of the children or all of the children are not dead is born out by the chart ruler, Mercury, entering the fifth house at this time. This is the woman who came for the child and discovered them dead. She is the person who made the 911 call at 6:15. And, incidentally, the Moon is transiting towards an inconjunction with Saturn, showing me that this poor woman stumbled on the find and it was not clear to her at first. She probably had to look twice. And the final twist is the inconjunction from the Moon to Mars. The violence was really horrific and she may not have realized that some of these people were still alive. It was just too much for her to handle; her emotions just shut a lot of it out.
So now that the chart does show me that more than one man was involved, how do we figure out who those other men are? Well, first of all, as I said they are related to one another. Also, they were involved with Dotson in some way, dealing drugs, buying drugs, using drugs. One is an unusual man with an eccentric behavior pattern. You would not know what to expect from this man; he is unusual in his outlook and does not follow the norm. He is likely to do just about anything. You cannot trust him. He is as reliable as the wind. However, he has an electric and exciting personality and is a player on the party scene. He makes sense in the center of a Cocaine ring. He is just the type to do this. The second man, his relative, is a bit different. This is a flashy, dressy, showy type of guy. He wears flamboyant clothing, bright colors and gold jewelry. He may have gold teeth and wear gold earrings often. Everything about this man is "shiny" and "showy". He is a great performer, putting on an act, and fancies himself a player. The two of these men together are like nitrogen and cyanide. A personality bomb on the brink of exploding all the time. They are hard to handle as a team and when they are together they are dangerous.
And what about their appearances? I will give my usual general stab at what they would look like and hope it helps. These are the two other men who accompanied Dyson to the scene. I will not describe Dotson as he is already in custody. The flashier man, the show off with gold jewelry, tends to be fleshy with weight that fluctuates from fat to average. He loses and gains weight often. He has a round face with a good complexion. He has a well shaped mouth and often a double chin. He has natural brown hair or bleached blond hair which can be very curly and thick. He has very large, expressive light brown, gray or hazel eyes. He may be superstitious. The other man, the more eccentric one with the surprising personality, is a larger man with a well made, perhaps even muscular, body. His complexion is lighter than average for his race. He has an oval shaped face with a high, broad forehead. He looks intelligent. His hair is dark brown and his eyes are also dark but can be flecked with gray. This man loves to argue and, as I already said, has a peculiar nature. He may be fond of the occult or paranormal, and be adventuresome in his beliefs. He can also be very critical, sarcastic, malicious and mean. These two men make a tag team. They are related in some way and hang out together a lot. They are friends or at least do business with Mr. Dotson.
On the morning of July 7, 1993, Zapata was walking home from the Comet Tavern bar in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle. She was brutally raped and murdered in the Central District. It is believed she encountered her murderer shortly after 2:15 am. According to Unsolved Mysteries, a couple watching a late show about two blocks from where she was found heard what sounded like screams at around 3 am. A woman found her body in the street at around 3:30 am near the intersection of 24th and Yesler in the Central District neighborhood. According to the medical examiner, if she had not been strangled she would have died from the internal injuries suffered from the beating.
The first chart I draw up for Mia is for 2 am in Seattle. They say she probably met the person who killed her at around 2:15 am, right after she left the bar. So the chart for 2 am, closing time, has meaning in future events. This chart has Taurus rising and Scorpio falling. Notice that Venus is in the first house, showing Mia to be in "her sphere", so to speak. She is where she wants to be, in front of her audience, perhaps, but definitely out in the open. The Moon, the chart co ruler, is in the tenth house, reiterating the fact that she is out in the open, perhaps in front of crowds. She was in a place where she was easily seen by others. Now take note of the seventh house. Scorpio is there with Pluto right at the cusp. Pluto here is very powerful, in his dignities and at an angular cusp. Mars, Scorpio's co ruler, is positioned in the fifth house. The fifth house rules bars, nightclubs, performers, actors and whatnot. The person she is with, or is about to meet, is someone she already knows. She is aware of this person and this person is present in the bar. Now, this is either a fan and admirer and possibly a stalker of sorts or it's a person she knows does not like her, causes her trouble, an open enemy. Comparing the conditions of both Pluto and Venus I would be inclined to say that this person is much more powerful than and has a big advantage over Mia. There are no really scary omens here but the presence of this powerful person does seem to be important.
Another factor to consider is Mars in the fifth house. This person seems to have sexual energies directed towards Mia; did she have a lover or a casual sexual relationship? Was there someone who was trying to seduce her or seemed to be determined to have sex with her? Someone must have come on to her; she was aware that this person had done so. And here's another factor: both Mars and Venus share the same dispositor, Mercury in the fourth house. Who did she live with? Did she have a live in boyfriend? Mercury is in Cancer, which is disposed of by the Moon in the eleventh, so perhaps this involves a mutual female friend. Did Mia have a roommate and was her roommates lover interested in her? This sort of triangle is highly possible with this combination. Moon is conjunct Saturn so this other woman is much older than Mia and perhaps her boyfriend or husband is no longer interested in her but is attracted to Mia. There are all kinds of possibilities here. It could even be a love triangle. I do not know Mia's sexual orientation but perhaps she was sharing someone's wife? Only those close to her would know these things and it's up to them to think it through.
Now, I cannot be sure that the person she is connecting with at 2 am is the same person who kills her after she leaves the bar. I can only tell that from the future charts as I move through the hours ahead. The police believe she met her attacker at some time around 2:15 or just after she left the bar. However, there are reports of screams in the area at around 3:00 am that same morning. This would mean that she had spent at least 45 minutes with this person before she was hurt enough to scream. But the charts show me that she actually came upon her fate a little earlier than all of this, with the big event occurring closer to 2:30 than 3:00 am. The timeline sort of falls out a little differently, too, with her not meeting this person until almost 2:30 and things happening very quickly after that. Looking at the chart for 2:15 am, you can see that things haven't changed that much for Mia. She may have begun to leave the bar or has actually already left the premises but the first house Venus tells me she is still out in the open and the Moon in the eleventh house tells me she is still surrounded by friends. Now, the Sun is taking over the nadir so her home is nearby in the same neighborhood and this is where she is headed. The man that I saw earlier is still among the partiers, perhaps even still in the bar. And the position of Uranus and Neptune in the ninth also tells me that she stopped to talk to the bar owner on her way out; something about her contract or booking agreements, perhaps? Or maybe she just wanted to get paid.
Now, at 2:30 am, Gemini takes over the first house. Mercury is then in the third house, telling me that Mia is now out in the street, walking through the neighborhood. Jupiter has taken over the seventh and is placed in the fifth. Notice also that Jupiter is disposed of by Venus in the twelfth house. This is the person who is going to meet her shortly. This could be the same person I have already seen . Again, the chart tells me that this person is also interested in Mia as a woman and is secretly infatuated. I cannot, at this moment, rule out a woman. In fact, this does look like a woman to me. A woman who follows her? But how does a woman rape a woman? Was there semen collected at the scene? I am going to have to assume that this was the case and go with the assumption that the killer is a man. Perhaps the man killed her over a woman, as I said before. I will see how the charts pan out as I go along. If you notice, Venus is disposed of by Mercury, which, in turn, is Mia's ruler. This person has definitely picked Mia out and is stalking her in secret. But this chart is very subtle in it's overall message and you have to dig around a bit to find the truth.
Take for instance that the seventh house ruler, Jupiter, is almost exactly opposite the twelfth house cusp. Mars, which rules the twelfth house, is opposite Saturn in the tenth, square to the Node in the seventh and also square to Venus, which is placed in the twelfth house. A pattern of death developing here. At the very least, great danger. Jupiter rules the eighth house, as well as the seventh, and is disposed of by Venus in the twelfth. Mercury, Mias' marker, is exactly inconjunct to the cusp of the eighth house. This is the cocktail of death. Her pursuer is set on killing her and she is inattentive and unaware of the danger. It is almost as if she is about to ignore her own death! I know that's impossible but the symbolism is potent. Many victims become victims precisely because they aren't paying attention, they truly believe they have nothing to fear, that such a thing could never happen to them. But here at 2:30 the chart shows the Moon translating the light from Pluto to Mercury and is, in fact, positioned nearly exactly between both planets. It is at this time that the attack begins.
Mars tells me that it was brutal. Mars rules the twelfth house so it tells me about her death. It also disposes Mercury, which is the chart ruler, and this tells me that the brutality of it was the purpose of the attack. Someone was angry enough to just let it all hang out. This person wanted very badly to hurt Mia Zapata and wanted her dead. Mercury, in turn, is disposed of by the Moon in the tenth house. The person who did this knew that everyone would know about it, that her fame would make it an even bigger event. Part of the reason she was killed was because she was well known, her public image fueled the fantasy that played out in this person's head. Mercury, by the way, also rules the fifth house, showing a seamless connection between her musical career, her public image and sexual desire. This person killed her because she was Mia Zapata. Now, again, with Mercury disposed of by the Moon and the Moon conjoined Saturn in the tenth, this shows that Mia died right out in public. The entire time her chart ruler was in the third house, showing her right out on a neighborhood street. Everything could have been witnessed at any time, being so out in the open as it was, and it may have been. However, no one has ever come forward and claimed to have seen anything, save the people who thought they heard her scream.
The position of her assailants' planet, Jupiter, in the fifth house the entire time tells me that this was someone from her circle of friends in and around the music industry. Now, this could mean anyone from a bar owner to a band manager to another musician to a fan. Whoever it was, he or she spent an awful lot of time in the nightclubs, either playing or listening to music. Mia was well aware of this person and may have received sexual advances in the past. But I do not think she thought this person capable of killing her. Most of us tend to think that people who are attracted to us want to be nice to us. But what happens when you say no? Or when you get tangled up with more than one person? Or when there are other lovers involved? I just do not know enough about Mias' private life to go here. I believe I recall seeing a TV program about this murder and having heard that she had put romance on a back burner, that she wasn't involved with anyone. Her career came first. But this can lead to hurt feelings, especially when an admirer won't take no for an answer. There is a feeling of helplessness in rejection that can be compounded by a persons' station in life. Mia was well known and admired by many in Seattle in the grunge years of the early 1990s. This made her powerful in other people's eyes and this power could be translated into resentment if she turned people away. This person may have been determined to assert power over the object of his or her affections.
I am going to make the assessment now and say that this was likely a man. The female indicators in the chart are outweighed, albeit slightly, by the male energies. However, I get strong male energies from Mia's planets, as well, so it is confusing. Like I said, I do not know if Mia was gay or not. Mercury inconjunct the Moon tells me that she was somewhat unsettled with many areas of herself. She had conflicting feelings about things and undecided intentions towards her own life. At the same time, the inconjunction tells me she was doing very little about the conflict. In fact, she was ignoring it. And this may have been the fuel for the kind of hurt feelings and misunderstandings that would have to exist to encourage a murder like this. It's interesting to note the way she died when looking at the charts. She was raped, signified by Mars and the fifth house. She was beaten, shown by Pluto with Mars. And she was strangled, defined by the chart ruler Mercury, which rules the airways and Gemini on the first house, which rules the chest (lungs).
And, of course, the big question is, who killed Mia Zapata. Way back when I first heard of her death, I found the case fascinating. It was sort of overshadowed in the industry by the Sid Vicious thing, but her murder went unsolved and this made it a more enduring fascination, at least for me. Back then I wasn't doing forensic charts like I can do them now. So I thought maybe I'd give a shot of trying to help solve it after all. So who did kill her? Well, like I said it was someone she knew, someone in the industry she worked in. Either a bar employee, a musician, an entertainer, a member of her own band, a fan or a business manager or anyone else in this sphere. And that leaves the door wide open. So let me try to describe him, in the hopes that people who knew her back then might remember someone like this. This man would be tall and slender with brown hair. He would have very pretty blue or blue-gray eyes. A well formed nose with a full tip and full, well formed lips. This man has good teeth and a nice smile. He also has dimples, either in the cheeks or in the chin. He may also have freckles. And let me add this. He had approached her in the past with a gift. He may even have tried to give her something on the evening of this event. He may have offered her something very nice, feminine and lovely, like flowers or jewelry. She would have turned it down, maybe even laughed it off. Her rejection was the last straw. He would make her do what he wanted and not take any more crap from her. And that's what I see happened. If anyone has anymore information about this event or anything to contribute to my reading, please email me or leave a comment on this post.
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